Results Viewer

Standalone DesignBuilder Results Viewer v4.0

 

The Results Viewer is a separate application which can be used to view EnergyPlus results and other data stored in one or more .eso, .csv or.eso files. It can be downloaded from the main Downloads > Software area of the DesignBuilder website. When installed the application allows you to view any results contained within EnergyPlus .eso and .htm results files. There are various ways to open .eso results files:

 

  1. From the Simulation screen in DesignBuilder click on the View EnergyPlus results toolbar icon. If you are not using the Simulation Manager, this will open the most recently simulated results into the Results Viewer. Alternatively if you are using the Simulation Manager to run simulations, this option will load the most recently loaded set of results for display in DesignBuilder into the Results Viewer.
  2. From within the Simulation Manager, by selecting one or more simulations in the list and clicking on the View results in DesignBuilder Results viewer icon.
  3. Double-click on an .eso file when in Windows Explorer.
  4. From within the Results Viewer use the File > Open eso/data set menu command. You can open Results Viewer from the DesignBuilder folder when clicking on the Windows Start button.
  5. By making the appropriate selection on the Program options DesignBuilder will offer to open the .eso file at the end of the simulation.

 

Multiple .eso, .csv .epw and .htm files can be opened at a time. Use the combo box below the toolbar to select the current results set for plotting.

 

With an .eso file open the first view will be something like that shown below.

 

See also the Simulation Manager and Results viewer tutorial

Details on specific areas of Results Viewer functionality can be found at: